Community group, binigyang-diin ang culturally grounded social support para sa Filipino-Australian seniors

Sa panayam ng SBS Filipino, binigyang diin ng CEO ng Australian-Filipino Community Services na si Corina Dutlow na ang healthy ageing ay hindi lamang tungkol sa medikal na pangangalaga; kailangan din nito ang social connection, cultural identity at mga suportang tumutulong sa Filipino-Australian seniors na maging kumpiyansa sa pag-navigate ng health services sa Australia.

Corina Dutlow and Community Social Worker Jamie Lalwet attended FECCA’s National Multicultural Health and Wellbeing Conference on 11-12 November, where they presented a powerful poster on Maharlika Lodge, Australia’s first Filipino and dementia specific respite home. Credit: Australian-Filipino Community Services

Key Points

• Dumalo at naging poster presenter ang AFCS sa 2025 FECCA National Multicultural Health and Wellbeing Conference sa Melbourne na nakatuon sa culturally safe health services, mental health at community-led solutions.
• Ipinapakita ng organisasyon na maraming Filipino seniors ang nahihirapang intindihin at lapitan ang health system; layon ng AFCS na maging 'entry point' upang gabayan sila sa mga serbisyo at ipaalam kung ano ang dapat asahan.
• Ayon sa ABS Census 2021, mahigit 31,000 Filipino-born seniors na may edad 65 pataas ang naninirahan sa Australia; pinalalakas nito ang panawagan para sa culturally responsive programs at mas malinaw na pathways sa suporta.

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Community group, binigyang-diin ang culturally grounded social support para sa Filipino-Australian seniors

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SBS Filipino interviews Australian-Filipino Community Services CEO Corina Dutlow about healthy ageing. Credit: SBS Filipino

So many partnerships have sprouted from the previous FECCA conference for our organisation and community in Brisbane. Now, here in Melbourne, we are having further meetings and planning with other providers and researchers to amplify our work academically and expand our services. It is truly a powerhouse of grassroots organisations, seeing how we can align and work together.

Australian-Filipino Community Services CEO Corina Dutlow

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